Dry-cell-battery unit



April 14. 1925. 1,533,335

l l J. E.` PEAVEY v DRY CE'IIJ.: BATTERY UNIT filed "We l0, 1923 mucnkoz 311 W'w/m Patented `Apr. 14, w25. v

UNITE stare ATENT ,ruins n PEAVEY, or CINCINNATI, omo.

DRYCELL-BATTERY 'UN 1T.

Application led November 10, 1923. Serial No. 673,925.

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Be it known that I, JAMES E. Prayer, asitizen ot the United States, and residing at `Gincinnati, in the county ot Hamilton andl I State of Ohio, 'have invented a new and useful Improvement in Dry-CellBattery Units, of which the following specificatlon is a full disclosure.

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The invention relates to a battery unit micomposed of a plurality ot dry1 cell "bat-- 'Y tcries eompactly grouped and sealed withm a container having terminals extending from one side for making various voltage service connections. The unit structure provides for several units to be stacked one upon another and electrically connected for increas- This standardizes the unit into o, single size of minimum voltage range with an increase in voltage range 12@- ,paeitye obtained by adding unit in a connected ca- Wide a unit battery in which the amount, of sealing compound is reduced to a minimum'.

,f-Qther objects-and certain advantages Will loe more fully set forth in the description ofthe `accompanying drawings forming a partici vthis spccitication, in which draw- .1; .ligure 1 is a section plan View with the tnpsnrtace ot the container removed.

` Eignre 2 1s a front elevation of the bat- -tery unit. A

tif 3" ft'l -t' 1" i 4,cure 1s avrei ica ser. lona View o1 eure 4 is a 4sectional View on line Llr-fl,

tignre 5 is a :front elevation showing the manner in which the battery units areassembled and connected. 1 I

ltlacli battery unit comprises a container 1, as a rectangular box made of cardboard or an f other suitable materiaho en 'at one side. lto 'receive a. -drawer-like yeu '.-container ot cellular structureffin which tbe` dry' cell batteries are packed, and suoli open end after the dryI cells have been inserted, is sealed with a sealing compound 2,1orn1ingan end closure for the container. The subcontainer 3 is preferably of cardboard ,or other insulated materiah'in the ornr of a cellular drawerdike" structure to provide compartments or pockets open at the top,

into which are tted the individual dry cells,

intliis instance ot a capacity to hold l5 dry cells, 4, 5, 6, 7, e, 9, 10,11, v12, 13, 111, 15, 1 6, 17 and 18. These dry cells are of co1nmon commercial type. Each dry cell of the unit is inserted in a respective cell of thc sub-container in ya vertical or upright positio'n wlien-tlie-unit is set on its proper and normal base 34. The height of the subcontainer is slightly greater than the length ot the cells to provide an air space between the top of the sub-container and the top ot the cell, as a chamber for any from the batteriesl to prevent batteries or container.

The unit capacity as shown, is primarily ases escaping ulging of the for obtaining a maximum voltage of say-' 2221/2 volts with a decreasing voltaoc range in steps ot 11/2 each 'to 161/2 volts, otlitained by making service connections to a lesser number of the batteries, connected in series. ln this connection the dry cells are grouped in three parallel rows of live batteries to each `row, all pern'lanently connected in series circuit connection witli anicgratirc service conductor and terminal leadmg from the, base of an end dry cell of the series, and a plu-y rality of positive conductors and terminals leading from respective dry cells at 'the upper side of the dry cells or container to Winch connections arc respectively made for cutting' out of 'circuit a selected number of dry cells for obtaining a decreasein voltage.

In the preferred arrangement tbc dry cells are in a series circuit connection in the :following: order: a :Wire 19 4is permanently secured to -tlic positivo pole ot dry cell il and extends over the nall ol" the subcontaincr 2l and is securely attached to the negative pole ot dry ccll. The base of the sub-container 3 at. a portion beneath-the lirst coll or dry ccll -l is slotted to, permit a conductor E2() to pass from the inside of the sub-container 3 for connection with the negative oleI of dry cell 4 and extending from said) cell 'forwardl between the base of sub-container- 3 andccntainer [1 and .through the sealing; closure wall 2, .at

the lower sitio the closure Wall 2, a negar extending over the partition Wall of the` sub-container, and secured to negative electrode ot dry cell 5. lry cell in the inten mediate row ot cells connects with. dry cell 7 of the outer row end so on from one row to the second, to the dry cells of the row adjacent the closure Wall Awhicl'i are connected in a row.

From try cell 14E a conductor 22 securely attached to the positive pole thereof pass-es through 'the sealing end closure Wall and is securely attached to a positive service termi- .nal 23. ln like manner, positive service terminals 2li, 25, 26 and 27 are connected by .conductors 28, 29, and 3l 'to the positive poles of dry cells' l5, 16, 17 and 18 respectively. @n the negative service terminal 2l is a metallic clip 32 hinged and prcvidetlL 'with a slot 33 capable of engaging air7 one of the positive terminals of la similar unit batti-tryr f The ccncluctors connecting the dry cells in circuit are looped over respectivel partition walls, said conductors serving to hold the dry cells in place Within the sub-container, and in addition, the dry cells are adhesively secured in their respective' cells by parailine coating the inside surfaces of the sub-container.

The positive service terminals are located in an aligned row at the upper side oi the cnil closure Wall 2 and the negative at the lower 'i 'lit hand cnil of said Wall, This arrangement locates the terminals so that no error can be made in making circuit connections, in .stacking the battery units for increased voltage service, as shown in `Fig. 5.

Having described .my invention, l claim:

l. ln a battery unit, containers a plu rality ot dry cells, a series ot service terminais allot the saine polarity located adjacent to one edge of sealing compound closure surface, one single service terminal of opposite polarity to and adjacent 'to edge opposite said rst series of service terminals, and a connection fastened to the last described single service terminal shorter in length than tliedistance to the nearest terminal ot the unit, suiiicient in length to engage one of the series of service terminals of a like unit when the two sealingY compound closing surfaces ot' the units are in the seine geometric plane .and two surfaces at right angles thereto in Contact.

2. ln a unit battery, a container, a sealing wall closure, a sub-container of cellular tormationinsicle ot saicl container for coma pactly grouping and separating a plurality of dry cells, salti snbwnteiner slotted at the in Menace c bottom of one compartment, a cervice terminal in enti wail closure, a conductor entendng from t e bottom, of said compartment through slot between container and, subcontainer to said service terminal, and a plnralii0 ty of drycells.

ln a battery unit, a container., a subcontainerof cellular formation Within said container `for oompactly grouping in a. cleterinined order end relatively se aretinp; a plurality oi try cell batteries, a p urality ot dry cell batteries respectively disposed in the cells of saiol sub-container in series electric circuit connection, and in en uprignt position with respect to the base of seid .oon- S0 .tainer, the cells of the sub-container being of greater flimension than the longitudinal dimension of the batteries to provide an air space at one end ot' the batteries, a service terminal conductor in circuit connection with a. battery exposed from one sicle of said container for one circuit lead of tlie battery. unit and a plurality of service terinals connecting in circuit connection with respective batteries ci the series, in relative erre. e inentand order and exposed from a said container corresponding with s named. terminal conductor, and providing a plurality of opposite pole circuit leerlo ot' the batteryo 4, In a battery unit,,a container having sealing end-Wall closure, a sub-container ot cellular formation Witliiin said container for compactly grouping and relatively separatn ing a plurality of drycell batteries, a -plu- E00 reality of dry cell batteries respectively clispnsed in the cells of said subconta1ner, in an upright position with respect to the base of 'said container, in electric circuit connection and hai/*ing terminal through said end Wall closure for making varyingvoltage service connection, the cells of the sub-container being of greater dimer@ sion than the longitudinal diameter of the battery to provide an air space at one enel of the batteries.

5. A battery unit comprising a main con-y 1; tainer and a "drawer-like sub-container placed and secured within the main contain er, the sub-container comprisinga series of 115 cellreceiving-vertical pockets spacedin relation to the cells providing an air chamber at their terminal encls, means unitarily seenr ing the cells to the opposite enti oi the sub container, means in the sub-container con- 220 necting the pocleted cells in series, and connecting means on the main container to piro# vide service terminals for the unit. d

n'fwitness whereof, l hereunto subscribe my name, as attested by the two subscribing Mil Witnesses.

JAM-.ES ll. PEAVEY.. Witnesses: y A

Kleinen, Ritmo.

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